A. C. Jose
A. C. Jose | |
|---|---|
Kerala Legislature | |
| In office 3 February 1982 – 23 June 1982 | |
| Preceded by | A. P. Kurian |
| Succeeded by | Vakkom Purushothaman |
| Constituency | Paravur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1937 British India |
| Died | 23 January 2016 (aged 78)[2] Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Prof. Leelamma Jose |
| Residence(s) | Edapally, Ernakulam, Kerala |
| Alma mater | St. Albert's College , Government Law College, Ernakulam |
| Source: [1] | |
In this
K. Karunakaran government by exercising his casting vote a record seven times in around 80 days as the ruling United Democratic Front and the opposition Left Democratic Front faced a 70–70 tie in the Kerala assembly.[3][4]
Biography
A. C. Jose was born on 5 February 1937 in
Paravur
constituency in 1980. He served as Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982.
He was elected as MP in the 1996, 1998, 1999 general elections, serving in the 11th, 12th and 13th
chief editor of Veekshanam Daily, a mouthpiece of the Indian National Congress party in Kerala
. He died suddenly on 23 January 2016 aged 79 after suffering from a massive heart attack. He was buried with full state honours at Ernakulam, his hometown.
References
- ^ a b "Website Niyamasabha". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Veteran Congress leader AC Jose passes away". The Times of India. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "The Always Casting Jose of Kerala". B Sreejan. The Times of India. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Kerala Assembly Speaker A C Jose dies at 79". Shaju Philip. The Indian Express. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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